Valve.



J. B. WOODWORTH.

VALVE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 19,1909. 1,055,]. 17. Patented Mar. 4, 1913.

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axiall-y with the valve seat and outlet pipe 'ticularly to means for preventing leakage like characters 'vided with a tapered end which enters a 'ternally-threaded couplingsleeve 6 which an inturned shoulder 7 for engaging a penection. secured in position bya coupling sleeve 10 "on the connection 9. The connection 9 and through the inner end of the socket and extendinghoutwardly through the body through a neck 16 forming part of the body,

' 17 is a valve head movable toward and UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE. 11%

v aomv B. woonWoRTH, 0F sYRACUsE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE sYRACti'sE FAUCET & VALVE COMPANY, 0E SYRACUSE, NEW YoRK, A CORPORATION or NEW YORK.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JoHv B. Wooowonrrr, of Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful 'Valve, of which the following is a specification.

"My invention relates to valves and paralong the'valve stem, and to means'for opening and clpsing the valve; and it conhereinafter set forth and claimed.

In describing this invention, reference is had to the accompanying drawing in which designate corresponding parts in all the views.

- Figure 1 is a vertical section, partly in elevation, of my valve.- Fig. 2 is a section on line 1-k.i-\,'Fig. 1, parts being omitted.

1 is the body or casing of this valve, the

being provided with externally-threaded nipples 3 and 41 to which are connected respectively'the inlet and outlet pipe connec-' tions: The inlet pipe connection 5'is roconical passage of the nipple 3, and said pipe 5 is secured to the nipple 3 by an 1nturns on the nipple 3 and is provided with ripheral shoulder .8 on the inlet p pe con- The outlet pipe Connection 9 is similar to the sleeve 6, the sleeve 10 turning on the nipple t and having an lnturned shoulder 11 engaging a peripheral shoulder the body 1 are formed with opposing annular' surfaces between which is clamped a valve seat ring 12. The body 1 is also provided with an inwardly extending boss 13 having a threaded socket 14 disposed coconne ction 9 and with a passage 15 opening and the outer portion of the passage within the neck being enlarged. The inner end of the passage 15 opening into the socket is also enlarged and is preferably formed conical.

VALVE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented R1 1, 4, 191 2. Application filed November 19, 1909. Serial No. 528,872.

from the seat 12, said valve head being formed with an externally-threaded shank 1S turning in the threaded socket 1 1. I

19 is a stem connected to the valve head for moving the same toward the valve seat, the stern being non-movable axially with the valve head, and one of the parts 17, 19 here shown as the valve head, being provided with a non-circular or square socket which receives a similarly shaped partQO of the other part, as the stem 19. Thus the stem 19 is slidably connected to the valve head 17. In order to prevent any fluid that might find its way into the socket 14 from working along the stem and out of the body, the stem is provided with a conical enlargement 21 which fits the conical portion of the inner end of the passage 15, and this conical enlargement 21 is held to snugly fit the walls of the passage by a spring 22 encircling the stem within the enlarged outer portion of the passage 15 within the neck 16 and pressing the stem outwardly. The spring22 abuts against the inner end wall 23 of the enlarged portion of the passage within the neck 16 and presses upwardly against the end of sleeve 21 encircling the projecting end of the stem and extending into and journaled within the neck 16.

Said sleeve at its upper or outer ,end.

threaded extremity 27 extending ahovethe handle and on which turns a nut 28 against the upper face of the handle, the handle being capable of movement axially. on the stem, so that when the nut 28 is turned on the threaded end of the stem it forces the sleeve downwardly against the spring 22, and said spring presses the sleeve andst'em outwardly and thus takes up any" wear of the conical enlargement 21 of the stem and the contiguous walls of the conical portion of the passage 15. Preferably the stem is formed with a non-circular or squared portion 29, for connecting the handle and the stein, this squared portion also hitting a similarly shaped opening in the per 89 tablestem located in the passage and slidend of the sleeve 24 in order that the sleeve mayrotate with the stem, orthe stem rotate with the sleeve as' hereinafter set forth.

The valve is preferably provided with means for operating the valve head inde-. pendently of the ordinary handle 25, said means comprising a meniber'ca'rried by the body and here' shown as afoot lever 30 pivoted eccentric to the stem at 31 to an arm 32 extending outwardly from the. neck 16, i this lever. having its pivotal axis parallel to theaxis of the-stem" 19, and saidglever having atoothed rack 33 meshing with a gear connected to the stem. As here shown i 'the flange ofthe'sleeve24 is provided with peripheral gear-teeth 3a which are disposed "external to the casingand between the oppo- -'site annulat surfaces of the sleeve 24 for oo- '-with the rack 33..' Obviously movement of acting with the opposing annularsurfaces of the neck 16 and the collar forming part of. the handle 25, said gear teeth 3 meshing 1 the foot lever on itspivotoperates to turn journaled' in the the sleeve and rotate the valve stemftherewith.

'What I claim is 1. A valvecomprising a body having a valve seat associated therewith, said body being formed with a passage, a valve head movable toward'and fromthe seat, a rotalablyconnected to the valve head, a sleeve the stern, means directly connected to the sleeve for moving the sleeve about its axis andjrotating the stem, and an operating -mernber separable from the sleeve and copose described. 3 I2. A valve comprising a body having a acting directly with the stem for rotating said stem, substantially as and for the purvalve seatassociatedtherewith, said body being fofined with a passage, a valve head movable towardand from the seat, a rotatable stem located in the passage and having 11 one end slidably connected to the valve head,

and its-other end extending outside of the I body, a collar on' the outer end of the stem,

and a sleeve encircling the stem and nonrotatable thereon, said sleeve being journaled in theouter end of the passage and having-opposite annular surfaces 'for. engaging opposmg annular surfaces of the body and the collar,

said sleeve having the portion of-its periphery between said opposite annular surfaces provided with engaging.

means external to the casing, substantially as and for the 'purposespecified.

3. A valve comprising a. body having a valve seat associated therewith, said body being formed with-a passage having an enlarged portion at its inner end, and an outer nlargedportionopening through the outer face' ojitheh body, a valve head movable towardgand from the seat, a rotatable stem ing a passage opening thrdugh the e d head movable toward and from the s t body and rotatable with located in the passage and slidably connected to the valve head and extending outside of the body, the stem. being non-movable endwise and having-an enlargement fitting the enlarged portion at the. inner end ofthe passage, a collar on the outer portion of the stem, a sleeve encircling the stem and nonrotatable thereon and interposed between the body and the collar, the sleeve having a flange for engaging the surface of the body around the outer end of said passage, and a spring coiled about thestem Within the outer enlarged portion of the passage and pressmg outwardly onthe sleeve, substantially as and for the purpose. set forth.

4-. -A valvecomprising a onepiece metal body havinga valve seat associated therewith, said body being formed with-a central inwardly extending. boss formed with a socket opening inwardly and opposed to the valve seat,..the body being also formed with an integral outwardly extending 'nedk havwall of the socket, the passage having e largements atits inner and outer ends, v lve and f -the pashaving a shank engaging the walls socket, a stem extendingthrough. sai

sage and having a portion at its inner end slidably engaging the shank of the valve head whereby whenthe stem isturned the valveihead is moved toward'and from the valve seat, thestem having an enlargement fitting the enlargement at the inner end of the passage, and the stem projecting beyond the outer end of the neck, a sleeve encircling the outer projecting portion of the stem and engaglng the end of the neck, a collar on the outer end ofthe stem and nonrotatable thereon, the collar bearingag'ainst the outer end of thesleeve and a spring coiled about the stem and located within the enlargement of thepassageiat the outer end of the neck and hearing at one end against .the opposing end of the sleeve; and at the an outer enlarged portion opening" through the outer-face of the body, a valve head movable toward and from the seat, a stem lo.- cated in the passage and slidably connected to the valve head and extendingoutside of the body, the, stem being non-movableendwise and having a conical enlargementfit-j ting the conicalv portion of the passage, the

outer extremity of thestem being threaded,

a collar on the outer port-ionof the stem, the collar being capable of v movement axially ofthe stem, a sleeve encircling the stem and rotatable therewith and interposed between u the surface of the body around the outer end of said passage, a nut turning on the the body and the collar, the sleeve extending "partly into the outer enlarged portion of saidpassage and having a flange engaging threaded'end of the stem against the collar, and a. spring coiled about the stem within I :the outerenlargedportion of the passage and pressing outwardly on the sleeve, substanmay as and for the purpose specified.

' '6. Ai valve comprising a body having a valve seat associated therewith, said body being formed with a passage, avalve head movable toward and from, the seat, a rotatable st'em located in the passage and having one" er'idslidably connected to the valve head,

'aiidits other end extending outside of the body, a collar on the outer end of the stem, a, sleeveencircling the stem and non-rotatable thereon, said sleeve being journaled in the outer end of the passage and having opposite annular surfaces for engaging opposing annular surfaces of the body and the ,collar, sa d collar and sleeve having non eircular openings for receiving the stem, and t, e stem hav ng a non;circular portion at its :oiiter. extremity for coacting with said noncircular openings of the. collar and the sleeve, and means coacting with the outer end of t-he' stem and the collar-for effecting .relative axial movement between the stem and said collar and sleeve, substantially as 1 v and for the purpose described.

7. A'valve comprising a' body having a valve seat associated therewith, said body being formed with a passage, a rotatable valve head movable toward and from' the seat, a rotatable stem located in the passage and having one end slidably connected to side of the b0 11y, the stem being non-movable endwise and havingv an enlargement fitting body and the collar, and a member .carried by the body and providedwith means coacting with the sleeve for rotating the same, substantially as and for thepurpose specified.

8. A valve comprising a body having a 'valve seat associated therewith, said bodybeing formed with a passage having an enlarged portion. at its inner'end, and an outer enlarged portion opening through the outer face of the body,-a rotatable valve head movable toward and from the seat, a rotatable stem located in the passage and slidably connected to the valve head, and extending outthe enlarged port-ion at the inner end of the passage, a collar on the outer portion of the stem, a sleeve'encircling the stem and non rotatable thereon, and interposed between the bo 'dyiand the collar, the sleeve having a flange engaging tli surface of the body around the outer ("1d of said passage, a spring coiled about the stem withinthe outer enlarged portion of the passage and pressing outwardly on the sleeve, and a member carried by the body and provided with means coacting with the sleeve for rot-ating the same, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

9. A valve comprising a body having a valve seat associated therewith, a rotatable valve head movable toward and from the seat, a stem connected to the valve head and extending outside of the body and "having its outer extremity threaded, a collar provided on the outer portion of the stem, the

collar being capable of movement axially of the stem, asleeve encircling the stem and interposed between the body and the collar, the sleeve being rotatable-with the stem and provided with a gear wheel, a nut turning on the threaded extremity of the stem against the collar, and a member carried by the body and provided with gear teeth for meshing with the gear wheel, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

10. A valve comprising a body having a valve seat associated therewith, said body being formed with a passage having an enlarged conical portion at its inner end, a valve head movabletoward and from the seat, a stem located in the passage and slidably connected to the valve head and extending outside of the body, the stem having a conical enlargement fitting the enlarged portion of the passage,,the extremity of the stem being threaded, a collar on the outer portion of the stem, the collar being capable of movement axially of the stem, a sleeve encircling the stem and interposed between the body and the collar, the sleeve being rotatable with the stem, a nut turning on the threaded end of the stem against the collar, a gear wheel provided on the sleeve, and a member carried by the body and provided with gear teeth for meshing with the gear wheel, substantially as and for the purpo described. 4 11. A valve comprising a body havin a valve seat associated therewith, a rotata 16 valve head movable toward and from the seat, a stem connected to the valve head and extending outside of the body and having its outer extremity threaded a collar rovided on the outer portion of the stem, t e collar being capable of movement axially of the meshing with thegear wheel, substantially as and for the purpose described.

I 12. A valve comprising a body having a valve seat associated therewith, said body being formed with a passage having an enlarged conical portion at its inner end, a valve head movable toward and from the seat, a stem located in the passage slidably connected to the valve head and extending outside of the body, the stem having a conical enlargement fitting the enlarged portion of the passage, the extremity of thestein being threaded, a collar on the outer portion of the stem the collar being capable of movement axially of the ste1n,a sleeve encircling the stem and interposed between the body and the collar,

the sleeve being rotatable with the stein, a nut turning on the threaded end of the stem against thecollar, a gear wheel provided on the sleeve, and a lever pivoted to the body and provided with gear teeth for meshing with the gear wheel, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

13. A valve comprising a body having a valve seat associated therewith, the body being formed with a threaded socket opposed to the seat and with a passage arranged axially with the socket, the passage having an enlarged conical portion opening into the socket and also an enlarged portion opening through theouter'surface of the body, a valve head movable .toward and from the seat and having a threaded shank turning in v the socket, means for turning the valve head including a stern located in the passage and slidably connected to the valve head, one of collar on the outer end of the stem, the collar being capable of movement axially of the stem, a sleeve encircling the stem and being interposed between the body and the collar, the sleeve being rotatable with the stem and extending into the outer enlarged portion of said passage and having a peripheral flange engaging the outer end of the body around said passage, the flange being formed with gear teeth, and a lever pivoted to the body eccentric to the stem and being provided with gear teethfor meshing with the gear teeth of the sleeve, and a spring located in the outer enlarged portion of the passage and pressing upwardly on'the inner end of the sleeve, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof, Ihave hereunto signed my name in the presence of two attesting witnesses, at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, in the State of New York, this 13th day of October, 1909.

\Vitnesses:

i S. ,DAVIS,

E. K. S eEMiLLEn.

JOHN t B. WOODWORTH. 

